Christopher pool opens
The City of Gilroy celebrated the first week of summer with a special family swim day at the Christopher High School pool, at the northwest Gilroy campus, 850 Day Road. The city’s Christopher Aquatic Center, with a small child play area, pool and water...
Abandoned house, trailer demolished at Christmas Hill Park
A dilapidated house and trailer that have stood vacant for decades at Christmas Hill Park are no more.
Demolition crews tore into the structures last week, leaving nothing but an empty dirt lot.
In March, the Gilroy City Council approved a $57,000 contract with Silicon Valley...
Opioid overdose prevention workshops scheduled at libraries
The Santa Clara County Library District and the County of Santa Clara’s Behavioral Health Services Department (BHSD) are joining forces to spread the word about the opioid crisis.
Workshops scheduled from July 8 through Sept. 9 will cover drug education, including recognizing an opioid overdose,...
Bright, McDowell to wed
Katharine Bright of San Martin and Micah McDowell of Camarillo became engaged Sept. 5 at the Ojai Valley Inn and Spa. The bride-to-be is a 2012 graduate of Christopher High School and a senior at Pepperdine University majoring in English literature. The groom-to-be is a 2012 graduate of Grace Brethren High School and a senior at Pepperdine University’s Graziadio School of Business. The couple will be married next summer at her family’s ranch in San Martin.
Heat warning extends to Thursday, more flex alerts issued
A statewide Flex Alert has been issued for Sept. 5 as a heat wave impacts the Golden State with blistering temperatures over the Labor Day weekend and beyond.
The alert for Labor Day is the sixth consecutive day that the California Independent System Operator has...
Red Barn advocates seek access to make ‘modest’ repairs
GILROY—A community group that rallied to halt the demolition of an old barn inside Christmas Hill Park has asked the city’s permission to enter the boarded-up structure to shore it up and prevent any further weather or animal-related damage.
Volleyball: Gavilan women’s coach Kramer nets conference honor
Gavilan College women’s volleyball coach Kevin Kramer has been named Coast Conference Coach of the Year, the school announced.
Hospital’s OB cuts are ‘irresponsible’, lives at risk
GILROY—Christine Newberg has helped deliver hundreds of babies at Gilroy’s Saint Louise Regional Hospital and believes the Daughters of Charity Health System’s decision to close that obstetric unit puts lives at risk and is “incredibly irresponsible.”
